iIrihi’s First Showcase felt less like a formal performance and more like a gathering of friends. With a thoughtful setlist, a room full of devoted listeners, and a growing catalogue of new material, the band offered a quiet but confident
Saigon beatdown outfit Empathize link up with American rapper Mikey Rotten on their punishing new single “31 Types of Torture,” a relentless collision of hardcore aggression and sludge-heavy hip-hop that cements Vietnam’s underground as a serious international force.
irihi made their Ho Chi Minh City debut at Tone Lab, a intimate first showcase opened by friend Toanraw. The limited-access event drew a close-knit crowd, marking a quiet but charged introduction to the mathrock outfit’s intricate, genre-bending sound.
